DSI Comedy Will Close August 28, Zach Ward Says

This entry was posted by curator on July 13, 2017 at 12:14 am

DSI Comedy Theater in Chapel Hill will close August 28, its founder announced this morning.

The news comes after Zach Ward, who started the theater in 2001, faced accusations on social media of sexual harassment, discrimination in giving stage time to women performers, and unfair pay. Ward has said a sexual encounter with a patron detailed in a Facebook post did not occur as described and denied allegations that he created a toxic environment at DSI and took advantage of performers’ free labor.

Ward, who also founded the N.C. Comedy Arts Festival, said in a statement this morning that the theater will close in August after previously scheduled camps and classes.…